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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

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The Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA men's competition. (Women's sports teams at the school are known as Rainbow Wahine.) The team currently competes in the Big West Conference after leaving its longtime home of the Western Athletic Conference in July 2012. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2016, with them getting their first NCAA Tournament victory that same year as well. The Rainbow Warriors are coached by Eran Ganot.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Hawaii at Mānoa
Head coachEran Ganot (9th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
ArenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
NicknameRainbow Warriors
ColorsGreen, black, silver, and white[1]
       
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament round of 32
2016
NCAA tournament appearances
1972, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1994, 2001, 2002, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1997, 2002, 2016

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
1912–13No Coach6–1
1914–15No Coach3–4
1915–16No Coach4–1
David L. Crawford (1918–1919)
1918–19David L. Crawford2–5
David L. Crawford:2–5
Edward Williford (1919–1920)
1919–20Edward Williford2–5
Edward Williford:2–5
Otto Klum (1921–1923)
1921–22Otto Klum11–5
1922–23Otto Klum2–3
Otto Klum:13–8
Charles Jones (1923–1926)
1923–24Charles Jones3–4
1924–25Charles Jones7–3
1925–26Charles Jones2–4
Charles Jones:12–11
Leslie Harrison (1926–1929)
1926–27Leslie Harrison6–2
1927–28Leslie Harrison3–4
1928–29Leslie Harrison3–4
Leslie Harrison:12–10
Claude Swann (1929–1930)
1929–30Claude Swann3–4
Claude Swann:3–4
Eugene Gill (1930–1941)
1930–31Eugene Gill8–0
1931–32Eugene Gill9–0
1932–33Eugene Gill11–5
1933–34Eugene Gill2–4
1934–35Eugene Gill8–3
1935–36Eugene Gill8–7
1936–37Eugene Gill9–3
1937–38Eugene Gill5–9
1938–39Eugene Gill7–6
1939–40Eugene Gill10–4
1940–41Eugene Gill11–6
Eugene Gill:88–47
Bert Chan Wa (1941–1947)
1941–42Bert Chan Wa3–5
1946–47Bert Chan Wa9–8
Bert Chan Wa:12–13
Art Gallon (1947–1951)
1947–48Art Gallon23–3
1948–49Art Gallon21–6NAIA First Round
1949–50Art Gallon22–17
1950–51Art Gallon16–11
Art Gallon:83–37
Al Saake (1951–1954)
1951–52Al Saake7–11
1952–53Al Saake12–15
1953–54Al Saake13–17
Al Saake:32–43—
Ah Chew Goo (1954–1957)
1954–55Ah Chew Goo5–16
1955–56Ah Chew Goo14–12
1956–57Ah Chew Goo12–18
Ah Chew Goo:31–46
Al Saake (1957–1963)
1957–58Al Saake9–11
1958–59Al Saake12–12
1959–60Al Saake9–18
1960–61Al Saake10–11
1961–62Al Saake8–13
1962–63Al Saake12–16
Al Saake:60–81
Red Rocha (1963–1973)
1963–64Red Rocha8–11
1964–65Red Rocha6–17
1965–66Red Rocha2–24
1966–67Red Rocha4–20
1967–68Red Rocha16–9
1968–69Red Rocha8–16
1969–70Red Rocha6–20
1970–71Red Rocha23–5NIT Second Round
1971–72Red Rocha24–3NCAA University Division First Round
1972–73Red Rocha15–11
Red Rocha:112–136
Bruce O'Neil (1973–1976)
1973–74Bruce O'Neil19–9NIT Second Round
1974–75Bruce O'Neil14–11
1975–76
First 21 games		Bruce O'Neil9–12
Bruce O'Neil:42–32
Rick Pitino (1976)
1975–76
Last 6 games		Rick Pitino2–4
Rick Pitino:2–4
Larry Little (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77Larry Little9–18
1977–78Larry Little1–26
1978–79Larry Little10–17
Larry Little (Western Athletic Conference) (1979–1985)
1979–80Larry Little13–144–106th
1980–81Larry Little14–137–96th
1981–82Larry Little17–109–74th
1982–83Larry Little17–119–74th
1983–84Larry Little12–166–106th
1984–85Larry Little10–185–118th
Larry Little:103–14340–54
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (1985–1987)
1985–86Frank Arnold4–241–159th
1986–87Frank Arnold7–212–148th
Frank Arnold:11–453–29
Riley Wallace (Western Athletic Conference) (1987–2007)
1987–88Riley Wallace4–252–149th
1988–89Riley Wallace17–139–74thNIT First Round
1989–90Riley Wallace25–1010–63rdNIT Quarterfinals
1990–91Riley Wallace16–137–95th
1991–92Riley Wallace16–129–74th
1992–93Riley Wallace12–167–117th
1993–94Riley Wallace18–1511–74thNCAA Division I First Round
1994–95Riley Wallace16–138–106th
1995–96Riley Wallace10–187–118th
1996–97Riley Wallace21–812–41stNIT Second Round
1997–98Riley Wallace21–98–64thNIT Quarterfinals
1998–99Riley Wallace6–203–117th
1999–00Riley Wallace17–125–96th
2000–01Riley Wallace17–148–85thNCAA Division I First Round
2001–02Riley Wallace27–615–31stNCAA Division I First Round
2002–03Riley Wallace19–129–96thNIT Second Round
2003–04Riley Wallace21–1211–75thNIT Quarterfinals
2004–05Riley Wallace16–137–117th
2005–06Riley Wallace17–1110–64th
2006–07Riley Wallace18–138–85th
Riley Wallace:334–265166–164
Bob Nash (Western Athletic Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08Bob Nash11–197–95th
2008–09Bob Nash13–175–118th
2009–10Bob Nash10–203–139th
Bob Nash:34–5615–33
Gib Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (2010–2012)
2010–11Gib Arnold19–138–85thCIT Second Round
2011–12Gib Arnold16–166–85th
Gib Arnold (Big West Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13Gib Arnold17–1510–85thCIT First Round
2013–14Gib Arnold20–119–74th
Gib Arnold:72–5533–31
Benjy Taylor (Big West Conference) (2014–2015)
2014–15Benjy Taylor22–138–85th(interim)
Benjy Taylor:22–138–8
Eran Ganot (Big West Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16Eran Ganot28–613–31stNCAA Division I Second Round
2016–17Eran Ganot14–168–85th
2017–18Eran Ganot17–138–86th
2018–19Eran Ganot18–139–74th
2019–20
First 13 games		Chris Gerlufsen8–50–0(acting)
2019–20
Last 17 games		Eran Ganot9–88–84th
2020–21Eran Ganot11–109–96th
2021–22Eran Ganot17–1110–53rd
2022–23Eran Ganot22–1113–75th
2023–24Eran Ganot20–1411-94th


Eran Ganot:156–10288–64
Total:1,243–1,161

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason history

NCAA tournament results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5. Number in parentheses is opponent's seed in tournament. The Rainbow Warriors' first tournament appearance with seeds (The NCAA started seeding teams with the 1978 tournament, with the seeding format used today beginning in 1979) was in 1994.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1972N/AFirst RoundWeber StateL 64–91
199413First Round(4) No. 15 SyracuseL 78–92
200112First Round(5) No. 17 SyracuseL 69–79
200210First Round(7) No. 22 XavierL 58–70
201613First Round
Second Round		(4) No. 23 California
(5) No. 18 Maryland		W 77–66
L 60–73

NIT results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in eight National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 10–8.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1971First Round
Quarterfinals		Oklahoma
St. Bonaventure		W 88–87
L 64–73
1974First Round
Quarterfinals		Fairfield
Purdue		W 66–65
L 72–85
1989First RoundCaliforniaL 57–73
1990First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Stanford
Long Beach State
New Mexico		W 69–57
W 84–79
L 58–80
1997First Round
Second Round		Oregon
UNLV		W 71–61
L 80–89
1998First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Arizona State
Gonzaga
Fresno State		W 90–73
W 78–70
L 83–85
2003First Round
Second Round		UNLV
Minnesota		W 85–68
L 70–84
2004First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Utah State
Nebraska
Michigan		W 85–74
W 84–83
L 73–88

CIT results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). They have a combined record of 1–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2011First Round
Second Round		Portland
San Francisco		W 76–64
L 74–77
2013First RoundAir ForceL 65–69

NAIA tournament results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1949First RoundNorth DakotaL 53–70

Coaches

CoachTenureRecordPct.
Dave Crawford1918–19192–5.286
Edward Williford1919–19202–5.286
Otto Klum1921–192313–8.619
Charles Jones1923–192612–11.522
Leslie Harrison1926–192912–10.545
Claude Swann1929–19303–4.429
Eugene Gill1930–194188–47.652
Bert Chan Wa1941–1942, 1946–194712–13.480
Art Gallon1947–195183–37.692
Al Saake1951–1954, 1957–196392–124.426
Ah Chew Goo1954–195731–46.403
Red Rocha1963–1973112–136.452
Bruce O'Neil1973–197642–32.568
Rick Pitino19762–4.333
Larry Little1976–1985103–143.419
Frank Arnold1985–198711–45.452
Riley Wallace1987–2007334–265.558
Bob Nash2007–201034–56.378
Gib Arnold2010–201472–55.567
Benjy Taylor2014–201522–13.629
Eran Ganot2016–present156–102.605

Notable players

Retired numbers

The Rainbow Warriors retired their first number in program history on February 15, 2020, honoring number 33 for UH great and coach Bob Nash.[2]

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.CareerNo. ret.Ref.
33Bob NashSF1970–19722020[2]

All-Americans

  • 1971–1972: Bob Nash (Third team – "Basketball News", Honorable Mention – UPI, AP, Universal Sports)
  • 1972–1973: Tom Henderson (Honorable Mention – NBA Coaches, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly)
  • 1973–1974: Tom Henderson (First Team – Sporting News, NBA Coaches, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook, Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation) (Second Team – Basketball Weekly, Universal Sports), (Third Team- AP), (Honorable Mention-UPI)
  • 1995–1996: Anthony Harris (Honorable Mention – Basketball Weekly)
  • 1996–1997: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention – AP)
  • 1997–1998: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention – AP)
  • 2001–2002: Predrag Savović (Honorable Mention – AP)

NBA draft

NBA free agents

NBA champions

EuroLeague and international players

Facilities

The Rainbow Warriors play at the 10,300 seat Stan Sheriff Center, which opened in 1994. Originally called the "Special Events Arena" it was renamed in 1998 after Stan Sheriff, the former UH Athletics Director, who had lobbied for its construction. Previously, the team had played from 1964–1994 at the 7,500 seat Neal S. Blaisdell Center (originally the Honolulu International Center) and prior to that at the "Otto "Proc" Klum Gymnasium".

See also

References

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